Eni Goliat appraisal encounters deeper oil

Nov. 22, 2006
Eni Norge AS has found deeper oil pay during appraisal drilling of its Goliat oil discovery on Production License 229 in the Barents Sea off Norway.

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Nov. 22 -- Eni Norge AS has found deeper oil pay during appraisal drilling of its Goliat oil discovery on Production License 229 in the Barents Sea off Norway.

Its 7122/7-4 S on the South Goliat structure encountered an oil column in Early Triassic Klappmys sandstone. The well also confirmed a deeper oil-water contact in the Late Triassic Realgrunnen subgroup and proved a gas-oil contact in Middle Triassic Kobbe.

The Transocean Polar Pioneer semisubmersible drilled the well to a TD of 2,366 m subsea in 372 m of water. The license is 50 km southeast of Snohvit field and 85 km northwest of Hammerfest (OGJ, Nov. 13, 2006, p. 31).

Eni owns 65% interest in and operates PL 229. Partners are Statoil ASA, 20%, and Det Norske Oljeselskap AS, 15%.

The semi next will drill an exploratory well, 7122/7-5, on the Goliat West structure on PL 229.